Bolin Stella caught on to Astralini vocabulary with surprising speed. Even with her constant headaches, she pushed herself to learn more....

Prince Fernando My half-sister, Valeria, leaned on me for guidance as we strolled the gardens. At the tender age of fourteen, she’d...

Stella After two days, I felt much better. Bolin never left my side during waking hours, and he slept in the next room, so I wouldn’t be...

Prince Fernando The pale, languid healer opened her eyes two hours after she arrived. Ocean-gray irises locked on mine. Then they...

The welcome feast was part of my original manuscript for Nirel. I decided to cut it and rework most of the events into new chapters. The...

Stella The brown-haired guard led Bolin and me to one of the great horse beasts. I gripped Bolin’s wrist so hard, my fingernails probably...

Prince Fernando Dario and I entered my father’s study. The guards shut the doors behind us with a harsh thud, a sound that marked our...

Stella Patrick. Bolin’s friend’s name was Patrick. I repeated it to myself over and over, hoping it stayed in my memory this time. After...

Stella I awoke to pitch black night. Had I eaten before I slept? My head pounded and thirst clawed at my throat. I sat up and fumbled in...

Stella Bolin squinted against the bright sunlight. I glanced at him, then focused on the scenes unfolding in the sky. This couldn’t be...

Stella Voices erupted around us, overwhelming my senses, but I focused on the girl. Find the injury. Fill it with light and guide the...

I remembered nothing before the fall, and only fragments of the accident. The ground came up so fast. The impact remained an unseen...

Chapter 1: Herbs and War Nirel Note: This is the true first chapter that I wrote for Nirel. I have grown a lot as a writer since then....

Originally published in "A Season for Romance: Spring Blooms" romance anthology in May 2022 I wrapped my shawl more securely around my...

Exclusive vs Wide for Ebooks You have two options when self publishing your ebook. You can enroll your ebook into Amazon's KDP Select...

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Your manuscript is written and edited. You had beta readers or critique partners greenlight the story. You have a great cover. What's...

It is time to restart the weekly blog! I'm picking up right where we left off for self-publishing. I'm going to throw a lot of...

If reading about Nirel, Jase, and the rest of the crew gobbling up potato stew in chapter seven made you hungry, this recipe is for you....

If you're anything like me ... ... or most new authors, you've wondered what kind of editing you should get for your novel, and if you...